Talking Points Memo: Walker Administration Suspends Implementation Of Anti-Union Law, After Judge's Third Order Against It *March 31, 2011-* In a major development in Wisconsin, Secretary of Administration Mike Huebsch (R) has announced that the Walker administration is suspending implementation of its new law curtailing public employee unions -- after Dane County ...
Capitol Hill Blue: The Kochs and their weapons of mass distraction *March 31, 2011-* When it comes to assault on American freedoms, few terrorists — if any — are more dangerous than Charles and David Koch — the energy magnates who use their checkbooks as weapons of mass distraction to finance threats against ...
CMD PR Watch: A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions? *March 29, 2011-* In the midst of the controversy of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's ties to David Koch and Koch Industries, the Center for Media and Democracy has conducted an analysis of the headliners at Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity ...
Newsy.Com: Ohio Dems Vow to Fight New Anti-Union Bill WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
The Smirking Chimp: Smart ALEC: Dragging the Secretive Conservative Organization Out of the Shadows *March 31, 2011-* As puzzle master Will Shortz might say, what is a four-letter acronym for a virtually unknown, but politically powerful conservative organization? If you guessed ALEC, you won't be receiving an NPR lapel pin, but rest assured, you ...
LA Times: Berkeley scientists' climate data review puts them at center of national debate The head of the study, a longtime critic of the global warming consensus, will testify before a House panel. Leading climate scientists worry that the project, funded in part by an oil billionaire's foundation, has an agenda. *March 31, 2011-* An ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Sumi rules that union law not in effect; state to comply *March 31, 2011-* A state law to sharply curb union bargaining by public employees is not in effect, a Dane County judge ruled Thursday, continuing the turmoil over a measure that sparked massive protests and prompted Democrats to boycott the Senate ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Capitol damage cost claim based on 1 page of notebook paper Handwritten page was all state had behind $7 million figure *March 30, 2011-* State officials' controversial courtroom testimony that protesters did more than $7 million in damage to the Capitol was based on a single handwritten page. An open ...
Huffington Post: Maine GOP Legislators Looking To Loosen Child Labor Laws *March 30, 2011-* Far from places like Ohio and Wisconsin, Maine has become a new battleground in the labor fight. Gov. Paul LePage (R) recently sparked the anger of the union community by ordering a mural depicting workers throughout the state's ...
Wisconsin State Journal: State will continue implementing collective bargaining law despite judge's order *March 31, 2011-* State officials have not stopped putting in place changes to collective bargaining rules for public employees despite a judge's order barring the law's implementation — and a threat of sanctions against anyone who violates it. ...
Keiser Report: Food Stamp Army WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
